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A former sales rep recounts the tactics Big Pharma used to convince doctors to prescribe opioids in greater and greater numbers.

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Drug Rep Exposes How Big Pharma Pushed Opioids

By Kristin Houser

A doctoral candidate has a unique idea for how to colonize Mars: send bacteria to digest the soil and churn out useable raw materials for future settlers.

Unusual PhD Thesis: Let’s Use Bacteria to Colonize Mars

By Dan Robitzski

A blind man who went through brain surgery to get outfitted with a new bionic eye says he can see some things for the first time in years.

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A Man’s New Bionic Eye Lets Him See After an Accident Blinded Him

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA is funding research into bacteria for bomb detection that could sense explosives below the ground and then glow on its surface.

DARPA Is Engineering Glowing Bacteria for Bomb Detection

By Kristin Houser

Google is secretly working with one of the biggest healthcare systems in the U.S. to collect personal medical records from millions of Americans.

Google Is Secretly Hoarding Your Medical Records

By Victor Tangermann

New research suggests that vaping is just as bad for your heart as is smoking cigarettes. In some ways, vapes are even worse.

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New Research: Vaping Is Incredibly Bad for Your Heart

By Dan Robitzski

One man recently got a double lung transplant because he vaped so much that he caused irreparable damage to his respiratory system.

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This Person Vaped So Much They Needed a Double Lung Transplant

By Dan Robitzski

A new cancer drug cuts off tumor cells' food supply while also seemingly supercharging the immune systems' cancer-destroying T cells.

Scientists Tout “Miracle” Cancer Drug That Starves Tumor Cells

By Kristin Houser

Scientists used stem cells to grow a living mouse embryo in a lab without using any sperm or egg cells whatsoever for the first time.

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Scientists Grew Living Mouse Embryos Using Only Stem Cells

By Dan Robitzski

Public health researcher Joel Moskowitz argues that we don't yet understand the risks of 5G, such as causing cancer, and that more research is necessary.

Researcher Warns That 5G Might Actually Cause Cancer After All

By Jon Christian

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Boosting NAD+ Levels May Be the Key to Effective Anti-Aging Treatments, Study Finds

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Watch the First Video of a Virus Growing in Real-Time

Watch the First Video of a Virus Growing in Real-Time

By Victor Tangermann

Medical experiments conducted on astronauts in orbit could have far-reaching implications for medicine back home on Earth.

Medical Experiments in Space Could Fight Aging on Earth

By Dan Robitzski

The doctor behind the young blood transfusion clinic Ambrosia is back with a mysterious new venture — a transfusion clinic called Ivy Plasma.

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Doctor Behind Failed “Anti-Aging” Blood Clinic Tries Again

By Dan Robitzski

After finding that simulated zero gravity killed off cancer cells, a team of doctors wants to send samples up to the International Space Station.

Doctors to Test Fringe Theory That Zero Gravity Kills Cancer Cells

By Dan Robitzski

The first large-scale study of a polypill showed the cheap, once-daily medication was able to prevent cardiovascular disease.

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This Cheap “Polypill” Could Reduce Your Risk of a Heart Attack

By Kristin Houser

The FDA has proposed 13 new cigarette warnings, each featuring a statement on the health impacts of smoking along with a color image.

FDA Proposes Grotesque New Warning Images for Cigarette Packs

By Kristin Houser

Scientists found a less intensive, more effective cure against the most dangerous strain of tuberculosis, which infects 10 million every year.

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We Have a Cure for the Deadliest Form of Tuberculosis

By Dan Robitzski

The first trial of a chlamydia vaccine in humans delivered promising results, with researchers already looking forward to the next steps.

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New Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Promise In First Human Trial

By Kristin Houser

An experiment called BioRock is figuring out whether bacteria could turn space rocks into farmable soil for future off-world settlements.

Astronomers Want to Use Bacteria to Mine Space Rocks

By Dan Robitzski

IBM just announced that it was making three of its artificial intelligence projects designed to help doctors and cancer researchers open-source.

IBM Just Made its Cancer-Fighting AI Projects Open-Source

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA just announced a recall of Allergan breast implants, linking the manufacturer to hundreds of cases of a rare cancer.

Most People With This Rare Cancer Got a Specific Breast Implant

By Dan Robitzski

Johnson & Johnson, one of the world's biggest pharmaceuticals, is set to begin human trials of an HIV vaccine in the U.S. and Europe.

This Pharma Company Is Set to Begin HIV Vaccine Trials

By Victor Tangermann

By embedding engineered bacteria into the fingers of a robot arm, researchers have created a biohybrid bot that can "taste" for certain chemicals.

Robot Arm Uses Bacteria in Its Fingers to “Taste” Its Environment

By Kristin Houser

A team of scientists successfully tested a laser that can track down cancer cells and kill them — all by simply shining a light from outside the skin.

New Laser Zaps and Destroys Cancer Cells in Real Time

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese artist Guo O Dong is selling a laptop infected with the six most dangeous viruses in history for $1.2 million dollars.

This Dude Is Selling a Virus-Infested Laptop For $1.2 Million

By Natalie Coleman

In order to kill antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists are gene-hacking viruses to target the bacteria and kill them from the inside.

Scientists Gene-Hack Viruses to Hunt and Kill Super-Strong Bacteria

By Dan Robitzski

Plastic pollutants in the ocean can stunt the growth of a certain bacteria responsible for pumping the atmosphere full of oxygen, according to a new study.

Plastic Is Killing the Bacteria That Make 10% of Earth’s Oxygen

By Dan Robitzski

Cornell scientists discovered a bacterial gene that makes them resistant to last-resort antibiotics. They hope it will help doctors screen for superbugs.

Sneaky Bacteria Can Swap Genes, Making Them Immune to Antibiotics

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers discover that antiretroviral therapy (ART) completely eliminates gay men's risk of HIV transmission through sex.

Study Finds “Zero Risk” of HIV Transmission During Drug Treatment

By Kristin Houser

In a medical first, doctors saved a stabbing victim's life by performing open-heart surgery in the street because he wouldn't have survived to the hospital.

Medical First: Doctor Performs Open Heart Surgery in the Street

By Dan Robitzski

A plant geneticist at the University of Northern Colorado found that the DNA of marijuana U.S. researchers are using for research looked way more like hemp.

Pot Used for Scientific Research is Pretty Weak

By Victor Tangermann

A father and son team was just charged with fraud and concealing a crime for their six-year black market operation where they sold human body parts.

Family Caught Selling Diseased Body Parts to Medical Centers

By Dan Robitzski

A new therapy that involves injecting tumors with two immune stimulants essentially transforms the growths into "cancer vaccine factories."

New Therapy Transforms Tumors Into “Cancer Vaccine Factories”

By Kristin Houser

A new study on cancer detection shows that dogs can sniff out the disease in blood with an extremely high degree of accuracy.

Dogs Can Sniff out Cancer With Nearly 97% Accuracy, Says Study

By Kristin Houser

Scientists say they've devised antibodies that block a specific gene related to brain aging — causing old mice to regain lost cognitive abilities.

“The Mice Became Smarter”: New Treatment Restores Aging Brains

By Jon Christian

A new HIV immunotherapy developed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh not only kicks latent HIV cells out of hiding, but also kills them.

First-of-Its-Kind HIV Therapy Draws out the Virus, Then Kills It

By Kristin Houser

A new genetic trick allowed researchers to use bacteria to manufacture super-strong spider silk faster than spiders do themselves.

Scientists Gene-Hacked Bacteria to Make Bullet-Proof Spider Silk

By Dan Robitzski

A German pharma company patented a process in which genetically modified tequila bacterium produce a range of cannabinoids by just feeding on sugar.

Scientists Gene-Edited Tequila Bacteria to Make Cannabinoids

By Victor Tangermann

Many of today's medical implants communicate via Bluetooth, which makes them vulnerable to hacking, but a new system could change that.

This Tech Could Secure Medical Implants Against Hackers

By Kristin Houser

Bill Gates believes cancer vaccines are a breakthrough technology poise to change the world, according to a piece he penned for MIT Technology Review.

Bill Gates: Custom Cancer Vaccines Will Revolutionize Medicine

By Kristin Houser

When an Arizona hospital went bankrupt, its servers full of people's medical records went offline. Now its patients need access to get medical care.

Hospital Goes Out of Business, Pulls Medical Records Offline

By Dan Robitzski

Yerba santa, a plant dubbed the "holy herb" by native California tribes, could have a previously unknown medical use as an Alzheimer's treatment.

“Holy Herb” Shows Promise as Alzheimer’s Treatment

By Kristin Houser

Scientists developed a piece of machine learning software that can predict the prognosis of ovarian cancer and at a higher accuracy.

This AI Can Predict Survival of Ovarian Cancer Patients

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA Is Trying to Figure out How to Regulate Smart Pills

The FDA Is Trying to Figure out How to Regulate Smart Pills

By Dan Robitzski

A new cancer drug uses an antibody to get inside tumor cells so it can attack from within, similarly to the Greek army in the Trojan Horse story.

“Trojan Horse” Cancer Drug Sneaks Inside Tumor Cells to Kill Them

By Kristin Houser

Scientists turned skin cells into immune cells

Scientists Reprogrammed Human Skin Cells Into Immune Cells To Fight Cancer

Researchers have discovered what they're calling the cancer "cell of origin," a type of stem cell that leads to the growth of all cancers.

A Single “Cell of Origin” Might Trigger All Forms of Cancer

By Kristin Houser

Israeli pharmaceutical company Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies claims it is working on a cancer cure that will be ready within a year.

Israeli Scientists: We’ll Have a Cure for Cancer Within a Year

By Kristin Houser

Researchers at the University of Arizona found that astronauts who spent more than six months in space had fewer cells capable of fighting off leukemia.

New Research: Space Travel Hurts Cells That Fight Cancer

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have genetically modified chickens to lay eggs containing two human proteins that can fight cancer and other diseases.

Genetically Modified Chickens Lay Eggs Containing Anti-Cancer Drug

By Kristin Houser

Board certified genetic counselor Rachelle Chambers says that 23andMe's new test for colon cancer could do some good, but professionals would do better.

We Asked a Genetic Counselor About 23andMe’s New Cancer Test

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers from the University of Basel have found a way to transform cancer cells into fat using two FDA-approved drugs.

New Therapy Forces Breast Cancer Cells to Turn Into Harmless Fat

By Kristin Houser

Electricity producing bacteria may one day play a big roll in producing the Earths energy

New Technique Makes Electricity-Producing Bacteria More Useful Than Ever

Researchers discover that Oregon blue clay has antibacterial properties that even treatment-resistant bacterias can't withstand.

An Ancient Antibacterial Technique Might Hold the Key to Future Wound Treatment

By Kristin Houser

A cancer-detecting breathalyzer is ready for clinical trials, and if it works as hoped, it could usher in a new era in cancer screening.

Cancer-Detecting Breathalyzer Moves Into Clinical Trials

By Kristin Houser

Burgers full of beef and bacon are facing a new threat from cancer causing chemicals.

Experts: Stop Adding Cancer-Causing Chemicals to our Meats

A new cancer treatment that uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer is scheduled to start human trials in 2019.

Scientists to Test New Cancer Treatment on Human Patients in 2019

By Jon Christian

A new virtual reality simulation built by Cambridge University scientists gives a high-resolution detail view into the cells of a breast cancer tumor.

Virtual Reality Tumors Could Help Lead to New Cancer Treatments

By Dan Robitzski

New medical research shows how to reprogram a mature blood cell into a new kind of stem cell that cell can grow into a neuron and multiply indefinitely.

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Neural Stem Cells Grown From Blood Could Revolutionize Medicine

By Dan Robitzski

A dementia reversal treatment is moving from animal testing to human safety trials thanks to $10 million in funding from the Australian government.

Treatment to Reverse Alzheimer’s Symptoms Moving to Human Trials

By Kristin Houser

Biologists Engineered An Assassin Virus to Kill Bacteria on Command

Biologists Engineered An Assassin Virus to Kill Bacteria on Command

By Kristin Houser

A New Spray Gel Helps Kill Tumors Left Over From Cancer Surgery

A New Spray Gel Helps Kill Tumors Left Over From Cancer Surgery

By Dan Robitzski

The first lab-grown placenta has remained stable for a year. Doctors hope it can better explain and help prevent first-trimester pregnancy complications.

The First Lab-Grown Placenta Unlocks Brand New Medical Research

By Dan Robitzski